shopkeypurr Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Once i learned how to make these i went to town and made several in different colors and scents. My favorite though are the coffee candles I made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Really great looking candles. It almost looks like it has a design painted onto it. The shape of the candle is very nice too - are you using polycarbonate moulds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopkeypurr Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 yes that is a polycarb mold from candlesandsupplies.comI wisked the wax as it cooled and used 2 to 3 drops of color. While it was in the mold i went over the sides with my heat gun on low to release any air bubbles and as the wax melted and the bubbles rose it makes that great pattern / streaks up the sides. They are big sellers in my store. Here is another with my coffee embeded pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricia76 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Those look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerinarkansas Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Beautiful candles..Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myst25872002 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Those look really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Your marbling looks terrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celicagtca Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Love those candles, you did an incredible job on them. Love the fragrance you picked also, it's my fav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pajnstl Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Absolutely Gorgeous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakalex Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Wow! I love those. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzie Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 They are absolutely beautiful. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashncandles Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I absolutely love your candles. Wonderful work. Donita Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 That is a pretty candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 What type of wax did you use for these, they are beautiful! What your saying is...you poured the wax into the mold and then wisked it, added liquid color and used the heat gun? Is that it? I love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Wow! I have never seen anything like those. They look great!! I am impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon WY Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Beautiful candles:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopkeypurr Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 I used paraffin wax. Poured it into a plastic tub first and let it cool till i saw that film starting to form on the top and sides then used a fork to wisk it and while it was still slushy i added 2 to 3 drops around the container. Didn't blend it at all and then poured it into the mold. After it sits for a few minutes and sets a bit i go over the sides with the heat gun on low setting and melt it just enough to release the air bubbles. I do this with metal molds too only with those you can put the heat gun much closer. THe difference is you can't see your finaly candle with the metal molds till you remove them from the mold. So its a total surprise every time i make these. I have several of these in every scent i stock and they fly out of here. People just love them. My best sellers are the cafe late which is a mocha color marble, candied blueberries is pretty blue and white, coconut lime verbena is lime green and white, black raspberry vanilla is a dark violet and white. The slowest sellers are the pink candles for pink grapefruit and tropical punch. I really haven't been making candles very long. I started out with just soy container candles several years ago and about a year ago i tried out paraffin wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Gorgeous!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Those look great.The only problem is the poly molds don't hold up very long. They get brittle & crack over time. To bad they are not made of a better plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyfoxy46628 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Those are awesome!! I wish I could do stuff like that! Great job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Fantastic looking pillars. Definitely printing out these pictures for my pillar notebook. Great technique with the marbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Since this is a whipped wax, there is no way you can get all the air out of the wax and have them look so great, so how do they burn?I would think they would not burn very well and most likely tunnel bucause of all the air in the wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzeyez Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 That marble is sweet!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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